Display device

Abstract

A display device includes: a display panel including a bending region; and a flexible printed circuit film connected to the display panel, the display panel including: a substrate; a display active layer on the substrate to display an image; a protection layer on the substrate; and a polarization layer on the display active layer, and the polarization layer includes an inclination part at a side surface thereof, the protection layer covers the bending region, and a side of the protection layer is in contact with the inclination part.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A display device comprising:
 a display panel comprising a bending region; and 
 a flexible printed circuit film connected to the display panel, 
 wherein the display panel comprises: 
 a substrate; 
 a display active layer on the substrate to display an image; 
 a protection layer on the substrate, between the flexible printed circuit film and the display active layer, and comprising a first surface facing the substrate, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a side surface extending between the first surface and the second surface; and 
 a polarization layer on the display active layer, 
 wherein the polarization layer comprises an inclination part at a side surface thereof, and 
 the protection layer covers the bending region, and the side of the protection layer is in contact with the inclination part. 
 
     
     
       2. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein the display panel comprises a display area and a non-display area, and
 the bending region is located at the non-display area. 
 
     
     
       3. The display device of  claim 2 , wherein the polarization layer extends from the display area to the non-display area, and
 the inclination part is located at the non-display area. 
 
     
     
       4. The display device of  claim 3 , wherein the inclination part has a reverse-tapered shape. 
     
     
       5. The display device of  claim 4 , wherein the protection layer comprises a photo-hardening organic material. 
     
     
       6. The display device of  claim 5 , wherein the flexible printed circuit film is attached to the substrate, and
 another side of the protection layer is on the flexible printed circuit film. 
 
     
     
       7. The display device of  claim 1 , further comprising a supporting member under the substrate and comprising an opening overlapping with the bending region. 
     
     
       8. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein the display panel is bent at the bending region. 
     
     
       9. A display device comprising:
 a display panel comprising a bending region; and 
 a flexible printed circuit film connected to the display panel, 
 wherein the display panel comprises: 
 a substrate in which a through hole is located; 
 a display active layer on the substrate to display an image; 
 a protection layer on the substrate and between the flexible printed circuit film and the display active layer; and 
 a supporting member under the substrate, 
 wherein the through hole penetrates the substrate and the supporting member, and 
 the protection layer covers the bending region and includes a fixed part inside the through hole. 
 
     
     
       10. The display device of  claim 9 , wherein the display panel comprises a display area and a non-display area, and
 the bending region is located at the non-display area. 
 
     
     
       11. The display device of  claim 10 , wherein the through hole is located between the bending region and the display area. 
     
     
       12. The display device of  claim 11 , wherein the protection layer comprises a photo-hardening organic material. 
     
     
       13. The display device of  claim 12 , further comprising a polarization layer on the display active layer, and
 wherein a side of the protection layer is in contact with a side surface of the polarization layer. 
 
     
     
       14. The display device of  claim 13 , wherein the flexible printed circuit film is attached to the substrate, and
 another side of the protection layer is on the flexible printed circuit film. 
 
     
     
       15. The display device of  claim 9 , wherein the supporting member includes an opening overlapping with the bending region. 
     
     
       16. The display device of  claim 9 , wherein the display panel is bent in the bending region.